The Olympic Heights Lions will be playing at home against the Morningside Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Olympic Heights will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Olympic Heights escaped with a win against Dr. Joaquin Garcia by the margin of a single free throw, 49-48.
Joel Toribio and Harrison Cohen were among the main playmakers for Olympic Heights as the former scored 15 points along with three steals and the latter scored 18 points along with eight rebounds. That's the first time this season that Toribio scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Kamalzadeh, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Morningside Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 60-48 to Jensen Beach.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Elijah Clifford, who scored 16 points along with nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was James Bolton, who scored six points along with ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Morningside Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Olympic Heights is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Morningside Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4.
Keep an eye on the arc in Monday's contest: Olympic Heights have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 5.2 threes per game. It's a different story for Morningside Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 5.4 threes per game. Given Olympic Heights' sizeable advantage in that area, Morningside Academy will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
